| 15
| DONNASTRICKLAND |
2018 Canadian Physics Nobelist Who Helped Implement Chirped Pulse Amplification |
| 3
| IRA |
Glass Who Shared The First-ever Pulitzer In Audio Journalism |
| 4
| OTOE |
First Native American Tribe To Meet With Lewis And Clark |
| 4
| KATY |
Perry Who Used To Have The World's Most-followed Twitter Account |
| 4
| EMIL |
Jannings Who Won The First Best Actor Oscar |
| 5
| ELISE |
Educator/writer ___ Johnson Mcdougald, First African American Female Principal In New York City Public Schools |
| 6
| COURIC |
Journalist Who Was The First Woman To Guest-host "jeopardy!" |
| 6
| ALSTON |
Charles ___, Artist Whose Bust Of M.l.k. Jr. Was The First Image Of An African American Displayed At The White House |
| 10
| NELLYSACHS |
1966 Swedish Literature Nobelist Who Wrote About The Struggles Of The Jewish People |
| 10
| MARIECURIE |
1911 Polish/french Chemistry Nobelist Who Pioneered Research In Radioactivity |
| 10
| ISAACSTERN |
Musician Who Helped Save Carnegie Hall From Demolition |
| 12
| STACEYABRAMS |
Voting Rights Activist Who Founded Fair Fight Action |
| 13
| BETTYWILLIAMS |
1976 Peace Nobelist From Northern Ireland Who Co-founded Community Of Peace People |
| 3
| OUT |
The First "o" Of O.o.o. |
| 3
| TIC |
The First "o" Of O-o-o |
| 3
| VIE |
Fight (for) |
| 4
| ISNT |
"who ___?" |
| 5
| CARES |
"who ___?" |
| 6
| GRAFTS |
Transplants |
| 12
| GEORGEORWELL |
Who Wrote "who Controls The Past Controls The Future. Who Controls The Present Controls The Past" |
| 3
| MOE |
"calvin And Hobbes" Character Described As "a Six-year-old Who Shaves" |
| 3
| OUR |
"___ Father, Who Art In Heaven ..." |
| 3
| MAE |
___ Jemison, First Black Woman In Space |
| 3
| IRT |
N.y.c.'s First Subway Line |
| 3
| BTS |
First K-pop Group To Perform At The Grammys |
| 3
| QUI |
Who Is This In France |
| 3
| SPY |
Who Might Bug You? |
| 3
| STU |
"the Hangover" Character Who Wakes Up With A Missing Tooth |
| 3
| DAD |
Tv's "american ___" |
| 3
| SHE |
Harry Styles Tune About A Woman Who "lives In Daydreams" |
| 3
| IAN |
Mckellen Who Played Gandalf |
| 3
| EYE |
Human Organ With Its Own Immune System |
| 3
| MOI |
"who, Me?" |
| 3
| EAT |
"people Who Love To ___ Are Always The Best People" Julia Child |
| 3
| SAL |
Educator Khan Who Founded Khan Academy |
| 3
| IDO |
Likely Answer To "who Wants Ice Cream?" |
| 3
| POE |
Who Wrote "all That We See Or Seem / Is But A Dream Within A Dream" |
| 3
| OSS |
Where Wonder Woman First Worked Abbr. |
| 3
| CAM |
Qb Newton Who Popularized Dabbing |
| 3
| FDR |
First Sitting Prez To Fly In An Airplane |
| 3
| REF |
One With A Whistle ... Who Sometimes 1-across? |
| 3
| SAX |
Adolphe Who Invented A Musical Instrument |
| 4
| FINN |
Fictional Narrator Whose First Name Is A Fruit |
| 4
| ELON |
First Name Of Time's 2021 Person Of The Year |
| 4
| KATE |
Feminist Millett Who Popularized The Concept Of The Patriarchy |
| 4
| MENA |
Suvari Of "american Pie" |
| 4
| OTIS |
Redding Who Wrote "respect" |
| 4
| HUGH |
Aptly Named Six-time All-star First Baseman |
| 4
| GENE |
A Small Part Of Who You Are |
| 4
| AGED |
Let Develop, In A Way |
| 4
| ELON |
First Name Among Billionaires |
| 4
| NAST |
Cartoonist Who Created The G.o.p. Elephant |
| 4
| YOGI |
Cartoon Character Who's "smarter Than The Av-er-age Bear" |
| 4
| ELMO |
Muppet Who Refers To Himself In The Third Person |
| 4
| LYNN |
Loretta Who Sang "you Ain't Woman Enough (to Take My Man)" |
| 4
| CTRL |
Key That's Never Used Alone Abbr. |
| 4
| KAYE |
Danny Who Played Walter Mitty |
| 4
| OLGA |
2018 Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk |
| 4
| LAHR |
Bert Who Played The Cowardly Lion |
| 4
| ASHY |
Like A Used Firepit |
| 4
| RENO |
Final Fantasy Character Who Shares His Name With A U.s. City |
| 4
| DAME |
Judi Dench, Since 1988 |
| 4
| EDEN |
First World? |
| 4
| DRED |
Scott Who Sued For His Freedom |
| 4
| ENYA |
Grammy Winner Who Sometimes Sings In Gaelic |
| 4
| EDEN |
Setting Of The First Panel In Hieronymus Bosch's "the Last Judgment" |
| 4
| FAME |
"if You Come To ___ Not Understanding Who You Are, It Will Define Who You Are" Oprah Winfrey |
| 4
| RHYS |
Jean Who Wrote "wide Sargasso Sea" |
| 4
| APPS |
First Courses, Informally |
| 4
| BART |
Simpson Family Member Who Says "get Bent!" |
| 4
| BAHA |
___ Men ("who Let The Dogs Out" Group) |
| 4
| OPEN |
Proceed To Perform The First Or Earliest Part Of Some Action |
| 4
| NANO |
Prefix With Medicine |
| 4
| YANG |
Andrew Who Ran For President And Mayor Of New York City |
| 4
| HARM |
"first, Do No ___" (physician's Maxim) |
| 4
| LEDE |
First Line In A News Story |
| 4
| LEAH |
Jacob's First Wife |
| 4
| YANK |
American, Abroad |
| 4
| ELSA |
One Of Two Disney Characters Singing "for The First Time In Forever" |
| 4
| MOTH |
One Who's Light-headed? |
| 4
| IAGO |
Shakespeare Villain Who Says "i Am Not What I Am" |
| 4
| AVID |
Like Fans Who Hold Season Tickets, Typically |
| 4
| LEIA |
"star Wars" Character Who Founded The Resistance |
| 4
| TONI |
Literature Nobelist Morrison |
| 4
| ROEG |
Nicolas Who Directed "the Man Who Fell To Earth" |
| 4
| SPYS |
1974 Spoof With The Tagline "would You Buy A Used Secret From These Men?" |
| 4
| RENO |
Janet ___, First Female Attorney General |
| 4
| KLEE |
Artist Who Said "a Line Is A Dot That Went For A Walk" |
| 4
| ALUM |
Who Might Be Asked For A Donation, In Brief |
| 4
| GODS |
"american ___" (neil Gaiman Novel That Won The Hugo And Nebula) |
| 4
| BIBB |
Lettuce Often Used In Lettuce Wraps |
| 4
| ONCE |
First Word Of Poe's "the Raven" |
| 4
| TIKI |
First Man, In Maori Mythology |
| 4
| OTIS |
Redding Who Sang "(sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" |
| 4
| YMCA |
Facility Often Referred To By Its First Letter |
| 4
| LISA |
"the Simpsons" Character Who Competed In A Crossword Tournament |
| 5
| TRACY |
___ K. Smith, Poet Who Won A Pulitzer For "life On Mars" |
| 5
| ODIST |
Poet Who's Full Of Praise |
| 5
| NAOMI |
Klein Who Wrote The Best Seller "this Changes Everything Capitalism Vs. The Climate" |
| 5
| CIRCE |
Goddess Who Turned Picus Into A Woodpecker |
| 5
| KATIE |
Woman's Nickname That Sounds Like Its First And Third Letters |
| 5
| WOODY |
Film Character Who Shouts "you Are A Toy!" |
| 5
| LAPAZ |
South American Capital With The World's Longest Urban Gondola |
| 5
| MUNRO |
Literature Nobelist Alice |
| 5
| CIRCE |
Sorceress Who Turned Odysseus' Men Into Pigs |
| 5
| OSCAR |
Children's Character Who Sings "i Love Trash" |
| 5
| BERRA |
Who Famously Said "i Really Didn't Say Everything I Said" |
| 5
| FAVRE |
Quarterback Who Holds The N.f.l. Record For Most Consecutive Games Started (297) |
| 5
| JETLI |
Martial Artist/actor Who Played The Emperor Of China In 2020's "mulan" |
| 5
| WILLA |
___ Player, First Black Woman To Become President Of A Four-year College |
| 5
| OSIER |
Willow Used In Basket-weaving |
| 5
| ITSME |
Response To "who's There?" |
| 5
| STASH |
Drug Agent's Seizure |
| 5
| EUBIE |
Jazz Pianist Blake Who Composed "shuffle Along" |
| 5
| VOLES |
Animals That Become Different Animals When Their First Letter Is Changed To An "m" |
| 5
| HIKER |
Who Might Be On The Trail |
| 5
| INSET |
Piece Of Material Used To Strengthen A Garment |
| 5
| COSMO |
First Name Of Kramer On "seinfeld" |
| 5
| ATEON |
Used As A Dining Surface |
| 5
| RASTA |
One Who May Use The Pronoun "i And I" (meaning God-in-me) |
| 5
| SPLAT |
Sound Of A Cake Hitting The Floor, Frosting First |
| 5
| LAMAR |
Rapper/producer Who Won The 2018 Pulitzer For Music |
| 5
| LENIN |
World Leader Who Appeared On A Time Magazine Cover 40 Years After His Death |
| 5
| NEEDY |
Like A Partner Who Can't Spend A Second Apart From You |
| 5
| ALLEN |
Klein Who Once Managed The Beatles And Rolling Stones |
| 5
| HECHT |
Screenwriter Ben Who Wrote "angels Over Broadway" |
| 5
| BEGIN |
Proceed To Perform The First Or Earliest Part Of Some Action |
| 5
| RASTA |
One Who Might Smoke Ganja As A Sacrament, Informally |
| 5
| SABIN |
Albert Who Developed A Polio Vaccine |
| 5
| NEMEA |
Site Of Hercules' First Labor |
| 5
| MARIE |
Curie Who Coined The Term "radioactivity" |
| 5
| IFOLD |
Declaration By One Who's Done Playing |
| 5
| ANCHO |
Pepper Used In Mole Sauce |
| 5
| DAFOE |
Willem Who Played Jesus In "the Last Temptation Of Christ" |
| 5
| FRODO |
Fictional Character Who Says "i Will Take The Ring, Though I Do Not Know The Way" |
| 5
| GIJOE |
First Toy To Be Called An "action Figure" |
| 5
| WYNNE |
Arthur Who Invented The Crossword Puzzle (1913) |
| 5
| CARLE |
Eric Who Wrote "the Very Hungry Caterpillar" |
| 5
| COHEN |
Leonard Who Wrote The Song "hallelujah" |
| 5
| BORAX |
Mineral Used As A Flame Retardant |
| 5
| MILNE |
Children's Author Who Wrote "people Say Nothing Is Impossible, But I Do Nothing Every Day" |
| 5
| ALBUS |
First Name In Harry Potter |
| 5
| ALICE |
Children's Character Who Asks Herself "and What Is The Use Of A Book Without Pictures Or Conversations?" |
| 5
| KEATS |
Who Wrote "the Poetry Of Earth Is Never Dead" |
| 5
| ATEAM |
First-stringers |
| 5
| HYMNS |
Songs That Might Be Accompanied By An Organ |
| 5
| CAMUS |
After Kipling, The Youngest-ever Literature Nobelist (1957, 44 Years) |
| 5
| START |
Proceed To Perform The First Or Earliest Part Of Some Action |
| 5
| ANITA |
Loos Who Wrote "gentlemen Prefer Blondes" |
| 5
| SIGEP |
First National Fraternity To Officially Welcome Transgender Members (2014), Informally |
| 6
| NEWTON |
Who Was Famously Hit Over The Head With Inspiration? |
| 6
| SHAYNE |
N.f.l. Kicker Graham Who Played For 14 Teams |
| 6
| HEALER |
Folk Medicine Practitioner |
| 6
| ORLEAN |
Susan Who Wrote "the Orchid Thief" |
| 6
| GECKOS |
Who Might Go On Strike |
| 6
| SENTRY |
Who Might Say "who Goes There?" |
| 6
| EMILIA |
"othello" Character Who Quips "they Are All But Stomachs, And We All But Food" |
| 6
| CARLOS |
With 76-across, Mexican Business Magnate Who Was Once The World's Richest Person |
| 6
| ALIENS |
Ones Potentially Contacted In "first Contact" |
| 6
| WICCAN |
One Who Worships The Triple Goddess And Horned God |
| 6
| NEWMAR |
Julie Who Played Catwoman On Old Tv |
| 6
| RANKIN |
Jeannette ___, First Woman Elected To Congress |
| 6
| INSECT |
Last Word Of The First Sentence Of Kafka's "the Metamorphosis" |
| 6
| REEBOK |
Creator Of The First Pumped-up Athletic Shoe |
| 6
| ASTLEY |
Rick Who Sang "never Gonna Give You Up" |
| 6
| LAUNCH |
Proceed To Perform The First Or Earliest Part Of Some Action |
| 6
| TWEETY |
"headliner" Of The First Warner Bros. Short To Win An Oscar |
| 6
| PRINCE |
One-named Singer Who Pioneered The Minneapolis Sound |
| 6
| OSCARS |
Event First Televised In 1953, With "the" |
| 6
| STEREO |
"fantasia" Was The First Commercial Film Shown In It |
| 6
| CORNEA |
Part Of The Body First Successfully Transplanted In 1905 |
| 6
| WHOOPI |
First Name In Daytime Talk |
| 6
| WEEZER |
Band With The Lyrics "when I Was Younger, I Used To Go And Tip Cows For Fun, Yeah / Actually, I Didn't Do That 'cause I Didn't Want The Cow To Be Sad" |
| 6
| ROADIE |
One Who Sets The Stage |
| 6
| TOPEKA |
Capital That Ends With Its State's First Two Letters |
| 6
| ATHENS |
Destination Of The First Marathon (490 B.c.) |
| 6
| OLIVER |
Comedian John Who Is Said To Resemble A Love Child Of Harry Potter And Owl From "winnie-the-pooh" |
| 6
| NERUDA |
Poet Who Wrote "love Is So Short, Forgetting Is So Long" |
| 6
| ANTONY |
Who Says "that I Did Love Thee, Caesar, O, 'tis True" |
| 6
| WINNER |
First Person? |
| 6
| ANGLER |
One Who Makes Bail, Perhaps |
| 6
| BREECH |
Bottom-first Birth Position |
| 6
| EEYORE |
Children's Character Who Says "it's Not Much Of A Tail, But I'm Sort Of Attached To It" |
| 7
| FREEGAN |
Person Who Lives On Discarded Food |
| 7
| EMAILER |
One Who May Have Attachment Issues? |
| 7
| RAINMAN |
1988 Best Picture Winner Starring Dustin Hoffman |
| 7
| DORITOS |
Chips Brand Whose "cool Ranch" Flavor Is Called "cool American" In Europe |
| 7
| HAYRIDE |
"louisiana ___," Music Show That Helped Launch Elvis's Career |
| 7
| DRESDEN |
Where Wagner's "tannhäuser" Was First Performed |
| 7
| ADAMSON |
Joy Who Wrote "born Free" |
| 7
| TSELIOT |
Who Wrote "april Is The Cruellest Month" |
| 7
| DECATUR |
Illinois City That Was The First Home Of The Chicago Bears |
| 7
| WEDIDIT |
First Three Words Famously Said By Kamala Harris To Joe Biden Upon Winning The 2020 Election |
| 7
| GRENDEL |
Beowulf's First Combatant |
| 8
| SNLHOSTS |
Sketch Show V.i.p.s Who Get A Jacket For Their Fifth Appearance |
| 8
| MORRISON |
First Black Woman To Win The Nobel Prize In Literature |
| 8
| IMPERIAL |
Like Rome Starting In The First Century B.c. |
| 8
| BADSEEDS |
People Who "sow" Evil |
| 8
| ALCAPONE |
Who Infamously Boasted "they Can't Collect Legal Taxes From Illegal Money" |
| 8
| BRADPITT |
Actor Who Received An Emmy Nomination For Playing Dr. Anthony Fauci On "s.n.l." |
| 8
| LEGRESTS |
Certain Amenities For First-class Passengers |
| 8
| OPTIMIST |
One Who Identifies With The Answers To The Starred Across Clues |
| 8
| PENLIGHT |
Instrument Used In A Medical Checkup |
| 8
| ATMCARDS |
Items Used With Pins |
| 8
| PARASITE |
First Foreign-language Film To Win Best Picture |
| 8
| INITIATE |
Proceed To Perform The First Or Earliest Part Of Some Action |
| 9
| ASIFICARE |
"tell Someone Who Gives A Hoot" |
| 9
| CLAUDETTE |
___ Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer Who Refused To Give Up Her Seat On A Segregated Bus Nine Months Before Rosa Parks |
| 9
| PESSIMIST |
One Who Identifies With The Answers To The Starred Down Clues |
| 9
| GIVENNAME |
It's First Among Americans |
| 9
| LIPREADER |
One Who Sees What You're Saying? |
| 9
| GRANTWOOD |
"american Gothic" Artist |
| 9
| ORSONBEAN |
Actor/comedian Who Was A Regular On Johnny Carson's "tonight Show" |
| 9
| SPACECASE |
Type Who's Out Of Touch With Reality |
| 9
| LIMESTONE |
Approximately 5.5 Million Tons Of It Was Used To Build [see Circled Letters] |
| 10
| GENERALTSO |
Military Leader Who Lends His Name To A Chinese Dish |
| 10
| AUTOCLAVES |
Devices Used To Sterilize Medical Equipment |
| 10
| OBAMABIDEN |
First Winning Presidential Ticket To Alternate Vowels And Consonants |
| 10
| DONKEYKONG |
1981 Video Game That Featured The First Appearance Of Mario |
| 10
| URBANCAVER |
One Who Recreationally Explores Sewers And Underground Tunnels |
| 10
| JOHNDRYDEN |
England's First Poet Laureate (1668) |
| 10
| BROWSERWAR |
Navigator Was In The First One |
| 10
| CHINCHILLA |
South American Rodent With Soft, Dense Fur |
| 10
| WORDSWORTH |
Poet William Who Wrote "the Prelude" |
| 11
| HADNOPRAYER |
"it's Tough Finding The Right Person. My First Boyfriend Was A Perfectly Nice Atheist, But He ..." |
| 11
| SETSOFTONGS |
Items Used By Barkeepers, Barbecuers And Blacksmiths |
| 13
| CANIGETANAMEN |
"who's With Me?" |
| 13
| PULLEDSTRINGS |
Resorted To Good Old-fashioned Know-who, Say |
| 13
| STUDENTIDCARD |
Kid At A College Bar Who Seems, To Me As A Bouncer, Too Young To Allow In |
| 14
| MARGARETFARRAR |
First Puzzle Editor Of The New York Times |
| 14
| WILLYOUBEQUIET |
Comment To Someone Who Talks Too Much |
| 15
| CONGRATULATIONS |
First Part Of A Message Suggested By This Puzzle's Circled Letters |
| 15
| TILTATWINDMILLS |
Fight A Needless Fight, Metaphorically |
